Which Michigan business administration program has the lowest debt?

Macomb Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,500, with first-year pay of $43,491.

How much do business administration graduates earn in Michigan?

The median across 14 Michigan business administration associate's programs is $34,837 in the first year after graduating and $47,497 five years after.

How many business administration associate's programs are in Michigan?

14 Michigan programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Associate's) Programs in Michigan, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

14 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Associate's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Michigan business administration associate's program pays its graduates $34,837 in their first year, $222 more than the national median. Macomb Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($43,491), and Macomb Community College the lowest median debt ($9,500).

Median first-year pay$34,837National $34,615

Median pay after 5 years$47,497National $44,516

Median federal debt$14,070National $13,418

Debt-to-earnings39%National 38%

All 14 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Macomb Community CollegeWarren · public	$43,491	$53,403	$9,500	22%
2	Lansing Community CollegeLansing · public	$43,026	$39,787	$17,248	40%
3	Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids · public	$41,712	$37,885	$13,925	33%
4	Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor · public	$41,152	$60,274	$19,691	48%
5	Baker CollegeOwosso · private nonprofit	$40,585	$47,196	$23,937	59%
6	Henry Ford CollegeDearborn · public	$37,860	$42,443	$14,250	38%
7	Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills · public	$35,493	$52,285	$11,862	33%
8	Mid Michigan CollegeHarrison · public	$34,180	$44,294	$14,040	41%
9	Delta CollegeUniversity Center · public	$33,957	$49,808	$11,195	33%
10	Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia · public	$33,086	$52,161	$10,000	30%
11	Mott Community CollegeFlint · public	$31,303	$47,497	$13,130	42%
12	Jackson CollegeJackson · public	$29,624	Not reported	$11,393	38%
13	Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo · public	$29,315	$42,956	$14,100	48%
14	Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe · public	$27,663	$43,214	$13,443	49%

4 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Michigan business administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Michigan medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Macomb Community College$9,500
Schoolcraft Community College District$10,000
Delta College$11,195
Jackson College$11,393
Oakland Community College$11,862

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$99,530

Median pay in Michigan. 85,860 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $49,380Top 10%: $222,810

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$64,720

Median pay in Michigan. 30,690 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $44,830Top 10%: $98,770

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,430

Median pay in Michigan. 30,750 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $31,610Top 10%: $70,640

Project Management Specialists

$100,970

Median pay in Michigan. 25,330 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,980Top 10%: $154,260

Common questions

Macomb Community College in Warren reports the highest median first-year pay, $43,491. Its median federal debt is $9,500.

Business Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked337 programs by pay and debt Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Michigan, ranked29 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Michigan rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the business administration associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024